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Tuesday, February 24, 2026
TopicAnti-Terrorism Act

Topic: Anti-Terrorism Act

Pakistan court’s 17-yr jail term to human rights lawyers over social media posts sparks global backlash

EU spokesperson condemned the conviction of Imaan Zainab Mazari and Hadi Ali Chattha, saying convictions over social media violate free expression and lawyers’ independence.

Sheikh Hasina’s Awami League banned under Bangladesh’s Anti-Terrorism Act ‘to protect sovereignty’

Ban declared by Bangladesh's interim govt Saturday follows student-led protests, and will remain until International Crimes Tribunal concludes trials of party and its leadership.

How Supreme Court has liberalised bail jurisprudence under anti-terror law UAPA in last three years

Section 43D(5) of the Act lays down stringent provisions for grant of bail, but there has been a gradual shift in giving bail to UAPA accused over past few years.

Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Imran Khan gets bail till 1 Sept in terrorism charge

Khan's lawyers contended that the case was an 'act of revenge', and that he was being targeted by the present government for his 'fearless criticism of corrupt politicians'.

Global terror finance watchdog puts Pakistan on grey list

Financial Action Task Force grey listed Pakistan despite Islamabad's 26-point action plan to choke terror funding.

On Camera

Life in Delhi isn’t easy for Northeast Indians. Racism is always round the corner

Racism is a problem for privileged mainlanders only when it's meted out to them abroad. In their own backyard, it's normalised as 'I was just kidding. Chill yaar'.

In the West, there’s anxiety. In India, optimism—Rishi Sunak says India poised to be leader in AI

On Wednesday, the former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was speaking in New Delhi at a Carnegie & Observer Research Foundation event on AI.

IAF’s Tejas fleet undergoes ‘maintenance check’, decision on airframe yet to be taken

The 7 February incident involving Tejas aircraft caused severe damage to its frame. IAF and HAL are working together as part of the Board of Inquiry (BoI) to probe the incident.

No country is ever fully sovereign. Cold War era taught India its real meaning

India’s fraught neighbourhood places multiple constraints on its strategic choices. It leaves no time to take a deep breath, lean back and reset.